Company and Commercial Experts

Alex Lee

Partner

Solicitor

Company and Commercial

Employment

Office : Tunbridge Wells

01892 502 362
alee@bussmurton.co.uk

Profile

Alex leads the Company/Commercial team at Buss Murton. He joined the firm in 2012 from his own boutique corporate firm that he started up in 2010, bringing with him 20 years’ experience in leadership positions as in-house corporate counsel for such companies as FremantleMedia Limited (the makers of the X Factor and Grand Designs) and as Head of Corporate Strategy and General Counsel for the Jamie Oliver group of companies. Educated in New Zealand and the UK, and having worked with global organisations, Alex has gained significant experience, and led and contributed to high profile international media acquisitions and business strategy.

As a result, Alex is not only able to advise on the legal aspects of an enterprise’s business, but is also able to bring a unique perspective having been involved in the operational aspects of those enterprises. In addition to these insights, Alex has also been at the heart of a number of change management projects, and led transformation and integration initiatives.

With this wealth of experience, Alex can advise on a broad spectrum of company and commercial law. These include corporate and business acquisition and disposals, debt financings, corporate finance, insolvency, restructuring, and corporate governance right through to employment (non-contentious and contentious), commercial contracts, agency arrangements,

Alex brings to the firm the passion he also exhibits in his interest in sailing and classical guitar. Originally qualifying in New Zealand, he still supports the All Blacks (and everyone else playing Australia). He qualified as a solicitor in the UK in 1990 and obtained a Masters of Law from the London School of Economics in 1991. He regularly speaks on such subjects as the legal and business impacts of social media, data protection and cybersecurity.

Expertise

Company Commercial
Incorporations
Corporate and business acquisition and disposals
Debt financings
Corporate finance
Insolvency
Restructuring
Corporate governance through to employment
Shareholder agreements
Cross Option arrangements
LLP Incorporation
LLP Agreements
Employee shareholder arrangements
Commercial contracts
Agency arrangements
Intellectual property
Exploitation and protection
IT and website development
Data protection
Franchising
Dispute resolution

Employment
Employment contracts
Service contracts
Settlement agreements
Redundancy
Disciplinary and grievances
Staff handbooks
Business reorganisation and redundancy
Employment Tribunal claims
Dismissals
Consultancy agreements
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations
Employee share schemes

Matthew Lewins

Solicitor

Commercial Property

Company and Commercial

Office : Tunbridge Wells

01892 502 314
mlewins@bussmurton.co.uk

Profile

Matt joined Buss Murton in 2016 as a Trainee Solicitor after completing his GDL at Oxford Brookes, where he achieved a Distinction and won the GDL Prize, and his LPC at the University of Law, Bristol where he also gained a Distinction. Prior to beginning his legal career, Matt taught English at a high school.

Matt qualified into the Commercial Department in October 2018 specialising in Company Commercial and Commercial Property matters.

Expertise

Company Commercial
Corporate and business acquisition and disposals
Debt financings
Corporate finance
Corporate governance through to employment
Commercial contracts
Intellectual property
IT
Data protection
Dispute resolution

Commercial Property
Acting for landlords and tenants in relation to commercial leasehold premises
Acting for developers acquiring, disposing or refinancing land and in relation to site assembly
Acting for banks, independent lenders and other financiers in relation to property financing
Sales and purchases of freehold and leasehold business premises
Advising both developers and land owners on option agreements

Katherine Proctor

Solicitor

Commercial Property

Company and Commercial

Office : Tunbridge Wells

01892 502 377
kproctor@bussmurton.co.uk

Profile

Katherine joined the firm in 2015 as a Trainee Solicitor in the Property team after spending two and a half years as a Paralegal in a London firm. While working in London she also studied part-time for her LPC with the University of Law.

Katherine qualified as a Solicitor in 2017 and is working in the Company Commercial and Commercial Property teams at Buss Murton. She has experience in corporate transactions such as business and share sales and corporate financing as well as commercial property work including leases (landlord and tenant), sale and purchases, overage and option agreements.

Expertise

Company Commercial
Corporate and business acquisition and disposals
Debt financings
Corporate finance
Corporate governance through to employment
Commercial contracts
IT
Franchising

Commercial Property
Acting for landlords and tenants in relation to commercial leasehold premises
Acting for developers acquiring, disposing or refinancing land and in relation to site assembly
Acting for banks, independent lenders and other financiers in relation to property financing
Sales and purchases of freehold and leasehold business premises
Advising both developers and land owners on option agreements

Alan Williams

Consultant Solicitor

Company and Commercial

Office : Tunbridge Wells

01892 510 222
awilliams@bussmurton.co.uk

Profile

Alan trained and spent the early years of his career with international firm Bird & Bird. Subsequently he worked as an in-house lawyer in industry, spent some years as managing director of a group of management training companies, and founded his own law firm. With that background, he has acquired a wide range of commercial experience and awareness, and is well placed to view matters from a client’s perspective.

He joined Buss Murton as senior partner in 2007, and advises on corporate and commercial matters including shareholder arrangements, corporate governance, venture capital transactions, company acquisitions, joint ventures and share options, and on partnership and commercial agreements generally. He holds the Corporate Finance qualification granted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and is a co-author of Succession Solutions Manual, published in 2006 by Wolters Kluwer.

Expertise

Corporate and business acquisition and disposals
Partnership and commercial agreements
Corporate governance
Commercial contracts
Joint ventures and share options
Shareholder arrangements
Sports Club constitutions
Venture capital transactions